gical, methodical, practical, and has teaching ability. They can lack confidence and need constant reassurance“(signs in detail: Virgo). This coincides with Blanche because she use to be an English teacher but was fired. Furthermore, when first entering he apartment she acts in a very critical manner; “Oh, I’m not going to be hypocritical, I’m going to be honestly critical about it...Only Mr. Edgar Allen Poe! - Could do it justice... Why didn’t you tell me... that you had to live in these conditions” (Williams 20). Blanche is also a character that needs reassurance about her looks. She mentions to her sister, Stella, that she hasn’t put on an ounce in ten years and asks about her appearance. However, she then criticizes her sister by telling her to watch her hips and maybe do something about her hair, not knowing that she is pregnant. Blanche can be described as the ‘perfect’ Virgo if compared to its traditional traits. The name Stanley Kowalski is just that, Stanley Kowalski. It has no significance; it’s just an ordinary name. Williams uses this name because it stands as reality. Stanley is the brutal reality of the play. He wants nothing but truth and will destroy anything other than that. According to Harris “Stanley destroys Blanche when he forces her to face “the essential and inescapable reality of things”(85). Williams images are juxtaposed with Stanley’s “pitiless and probing realism” (Kernan 18) and his threatening “world of facts” (Corrigan 55) with Blanches fantasies. Williams shows how Stanley relates to his astrological sign, which is Capricorn, otherwise known as the goat, throughout the play. On the positive side, his reasoning ability is outstanding. He is socially oriented; always with his poker pals either playing Adcock 5poker, bowling or in the corner pub. He is willing to work har...
